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No surprise. But thank god they got it right.
by petegrif 15y ago
No surprise. But thank god they got it right.
- lloeki 15y agoNot sure. What I read is "source code is not protected by copyright but algorithms can and should be protected", which would actually make licenses like GPL useless and software patents enforceable. Or did I miss something?
- dalke 15y agoYou misread. The ability to do something is not covered by copyright (in this case, the ability of a program to implement the SAS language), while "the means for achieving these functionalities may be protected by copyright."
- icebraining 15y agoWell, it's just an opinion of an adviser, for now. The actual court decision hasn't been announced.